Attachment for telephones



June 10, 1930. T LORD 1,762,998

ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES Filed Jan. 21, 1929 INVENTOR Z1 v v ATTORNEYSPatented June 10, 1930 UNITED; STATES nnvnnnux Lennon mommmw Year;

oFFICE-I f v' 7 ATTACHMENT mmm rn s Application filed January 21,1929. 1Serial No. 333,768.

- 10 means of a hook member attached to the transmitting instrument uponwhich the receiver hangs, some disadvantage has been experienced in thatoften times the user has no convenient support for the phone and desiresto make use of one hand for purposes other than holding the phone; Alsowith the regular telephone the user except when handling the phone withboth hands is forced to place himself in position to usethe telephonewhich may be upon some support and at times this position may beinconvenient or not as convenient as desired.

The present invention overcomes thes difliculties by providing anattachment which may be secured directly to the transmitter, suchattachment including a handle by which the user may hold the receiver.in one hand and'the handle in thesame thereby leaving his other handfree for taking notes, etc. The attachment which includes the handle isso designed and constructed as to permit the handle part to fold againstthe upright part of the transmitter when not in use.

.35 Other features and objects of the inven tion will become apparent byreference to the following detailed description of the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of the same, wherein .40 Fig. 1 is a perspect veView of. a telephone having the attachment of the invention securedthereto; I

Fig. 2 is a perspective view'of the same telephone when in use; V

. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the attachwell knownto the art. I VSince in the use of a device of this char- Onimon use which includes theusual mouth piecelland r ceiver hook 12, which hook serves as a. contactmember forthereceiv ingqinstrument .proper l3,'all of whichis acter'ininstances where there is no conveni ent support for the' transmitter:10it be comes necessary to hold the transmitter 10 in one'hand and thereceiver 13in the other, the disadvantage ofthis'is apparent in'that theuser isnot atiliberty'to take notes, etc., I while using the-instrument.To overcome.. this diflicultythe present invention which.

comprises an attachment 14 may be utilized 35 in connection with thetransmitter .10. The

, attachmentgl4consists of aiband' of mate- I rial '15 preferably ofsome metallicfisub-. v stance, which band is so constructed that theends--16thereof may be forced apart or 5 pulled together for attachment--around1 ;.1thevertical cylindrical part of the transmitter 10. -Theband 15 may .be secured-tothe transmitter bymeans of a bolt 17 and a nut17 which may be. a wing-nut or one of any .vided' at its extremity-witha ball 21., r As shown clearly inFig. 4 the extremity of the handle rod20remote from'the ball, 21,is provided with a shoulder 22 which in ,cerrv 'tainpOsitions engages against the .base of the U-shaped member 18.-

The installation and operation of the attachment 14' in connection withtheftelephone transmitter is substantially as follows: Theband 15 isclamped aroundl-the upright portion of" the transmitter 10- by means of'I the bolt 17 and nut 17*.(As

shown in Figs. ,1 and 2 the bolt l7-is--directly beneath the hookedcontact member "12. If so desired, =however, the bandv may 'be attached'to the transmitter 10 in such' a manner that thebolt 17 is above thehook -12rb'utspaced-:thereabove an;amount s m-2100' cient to prevent thesame from interfering with the usual movement of the hook 12 inperforming its designed purposes. In this position when in use thehandle rod with its accompanying ball 21 may be grasped by the user withthe same hand which holds the receiver 13 leaving his other hand free towrite, .etc. \Vhen in use the shoulder 22 prevents the handle from beingelevated to a greater height than a plane substantially perpendicular tothe plane of the upright member. This shoulder, however, does notprevent the handle rod 20 from dropping to a position substantiallyparallel to the upright part of the transmitter when the same is notinuse. The different positions .of the handle portion are clearlyillustrated mitting instrument comprising a band, means for removablysecuring the band to said instrument, a handle pivotally connected tosaid band to lie adjacent to the upright portion of the instrument whennot in use, and a stop for limiting pivotal movement of said handle awayfrom said upright portion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

DEVEREUX LORD.

in Figs. 1 and 2;Fig. 1 showing the handle 7 not in use and Fig. 2showing the same in use.

It will be apparent that the handle 20 may be connected to the band 15at any desired point about the circumference of the same by means of theU-shaped member 18 but the preferred point of connection is shown inclose proximity tov the terminals 16 of the band 15 which positionplaces the mouthpiece '11 in substantially correct position for speakingwhen the handle 20 and receiver 13 are held in the left hand of theuser. i

The present invention is capable of many modifications and it is to beunderstood that the sameis not to be limited to the illustratedembodiments but is to be limited only by the scope of the followingclaims.

"Tclaimi 1. An attachment for a telephone comprising a handle, means forsecuring the handle to the transmitting instrument, such handle being soconstructed as to automatically fall into a line substantially parallelwith' that part of the instrument to which it is attached when not inuse. 7

2. An attachment for a telephone transmitting instrument comprising ahandle, means'for pivotally securing the handle to said instrument, astop for limiting pivotal movement of the handle, said handle beingautomatically returned to position against saidinstrument when not inuse.

3. An'attachment for a telephone transmitting instrument comprising aband adapted-to be secured to said instrument, a handle pivotallyconnected to said band to lie adjacent to said instrument when not inuse, and ashoulder on one end of the handle for limiting itsupwardmovement.

' 4;. An attachment for a telephone trans mitting instrument comprisinga handle hingedly connected to the upright portion thereof, and a stopfor limiting pivotal movement of said handle away from said uprightportion.

'5. An attachment for a telephone trans=

